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Volunteer for Streets for People!

August 14, 2014 by Sustainable Fairfax

VOLUNTEER FOR STREETS FOR PEOPLE!

AUGUST 31, 2014 – 11am – 4pm

The third annual Streets for People is almost here! This is a very special community event, providing the opportunity for people to enjoy downtown Fairfax in a unique way. The street blocks on Bolinas Road between Broadway and Elsie Lane will be open for activities, games, dancing, yoga, live music, shopping, food and fun, all in a car-free environment. Read about last year’s event here.

Donating an hour or two of volunteer time will help to make this event the best it can be. And its a fun way to participate on the street! Check out the volunteer opportunities at this link (all shifts are only between 75 and 120 minutes long.)

Among the features this year include a Youth MusicShowcase, the Strider Adventure Zone by Krakatoa, a Clothing Swap by LoLa’s, ahair braiding booth by Hairfax, Make Your Own Sushi by chef Christin Anderson,an outdoor cafe by the Coffee Roastery, the popular Bubble Man, an Acro yogademonstration, games & crafts in the street, and much more. In Bolinas parkthere will be free Yoga (10am), QiGong (Noon), and Tai Chi (3:00) classes.

Streets for People is modeled after the successful Cicloviaweekly Sunday open streets event that started in Bogata, Columbia. Hundreds ofcities and towns around the world and across the US now feature their ownversions of car-free weekends. The vision behind open streets events is to”take back the public realm and create memorable beautiful vibrant places wherepeople want to gather and participate in the community.” (City Repair)

 

And please walk, bike (there will be a free bikevalet!) or carpool to the event(try the new carpooling mobile application, Carma).

Filed Under: Streets for People Tagged With: CittaSlow, Community, streets for people

CittaSlow Fairfax!

September 8, 2010 by Sustainable Fairfax

Cittaslow US logo of a snail with cities on its shell

Cittaslow US logo of a snail with cities on its shell

Preserving Fairfax’s character, sustainability and quality of life for the long term

In the Spring of 2010, the Town of Fairfax, Fairfax Chamber of Commerce, and Sustainable Fairfax joined to apply for certification. In July, Fairfax was presented with a certificate showing that we have exceeded the CittaSlow Intl. criteria  and are the second town in the United States to join the CittaSlow movement. CittaSlow accredidation is a recognition of the history of Fairfax, work that has been done to preserve our town and work that is yet to come to keep us striving to root in the past as we move into the future.

CittaSlow Fairfax is in it’s infancy and we are looking for help to make this a living breathing program. contact phartwell-herrero@townoffairfax.org                              For more information www.cittaslow.org

Slow doesn’t mean sluggish or dumb, it means taking the time to enjoy life; it doesn’t mean living in the past or moving backwards, it means shared values that preserve our town’s quality of life.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: CittaSlow

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